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Jian Ghomeshi has been charged with choking to force someone and three counts of sexual assault. Hopefully, the courts will be able to get to the truth. If found guilty, he faces jail time. Much as I deplore what Mr. Ghomeshi has been accused of, I am unhappy that he has been tried and found guilty in social media.

He has dropped his civil case against the CBC and will pay their $18,000 legal expenses. Until his criminal case comes up, he is out on bail (paid by his mother) and must stay with her at her home. This is a huge come-down for the Radio Star. There will be no winners. Criminal lawyers agree that those four women who have charged Mr. Ghomeshi will have their private lives examined and exposed. When the trial is over, neither party may be able to tell their story. The judge can order a publication ban and both the women and Jian will be muzzled. It is sad to see the fallout from Mr. Ghomeshi's unfortunate behaviour. No one should be tried in social media. Just as no one should do the things Jian is accused of.